diff --git a/tests/auto/network/bearer/qnetworksession/test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/network/bearer/qnetworksession/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0df7ce71da..cbc6348d4d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/bearer/qnetworksession/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/network/bearer/qnetworksession/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
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 add_qt_test(tst_qnetworksession
+    OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../" # special case
     SOURCES
         ../../qbearertestcommon.h
         tst_qnetworksession.cpp